Employers must be aware of their legal obligations, including pay and working hours, when taking on apprentices, a law firm has warned. DAS Law made the recommendation in recognition...
Read moreDetailsNew research from Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has found that just one in five (18%) of employees say they have access to payroll giving at work. Released to coincide...
Read moreDetailsThe biggest day of strike action in the history of the NHS is taking place today (6 February) in a row over pay. Nursing and ambulance staff in England...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are being urged to offer flexibility as more than 100,000 teachers go on strike today (1 February) in a row over pay. The walkout is the first of...
Read moreDetailsA 10% pay rise for staff announced by Poundstretcher will complement its existing employee benefits offering, according to the company. The high street retailer, which is awarding the increase...
Read moreDetailsUK firefighters have voted to strike over pay after rejecting a below-inflation offer of a 5% increase in November last year. The decision is the result of two separate...
Read moreDetailsJet2.com and Jet2holidays is giving all employers a pay rise of 9% this April, as well as an extra 1% of profits for those in its share scheme, to reward “the...
Read moreDetailsThe GMB union has insisted Amazon bosses must help staff make ends meet after workers staged their first ever UK strike yesterday (25 January). Hundreds of employees at the...
Read moreDetailsUK care home provider HC-One has unveiled a number of reward and benefits initiatives to help employees with the cost-of-living crisis. The new provisions include a reward platform which...
Read moreDetailsTwo in three employers in London are providing additional employee benefits to help staff manage the cost-of-living crisis, a new survey has revealed. Business campaign group BusinessLDN found that...
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